Pilgrims? vs. Puritans?

Sources of Puritan Migration

The Mayflower

Colonizing New England - The Separatists or Pilgrims wanted to separate from the Church of England. - First, they went to Holland to be able to practice their religion separately from the Anglican Church (In England you HAD to be a member of the Anglican Church). - They did not like that their children were becoming more Dutch than English, so... - In 1620, the Pilgrims came to America and founded the Plymouth Colony.

The Mayflower Compact November 11, 1620

A man named John Winthrop obtained a charter from the king for a joint-stock company called the Massachusetts Bay Company and set out for America in Eventually, the Plymouth Colony was included into the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

GOVERNMENT In the Massachusetts Bay Colony, all adult males who belonged to the Puritan Church were allowed to vote. How is this different from the voting rights in Jamestown?

Those allowed to vote were called “freemen” and they voted once a year to elect members of the lawmaking body called the General Court. Then, the General Court elected the governor of the colony.

There was a close relationship between the government and the Puritan Church. The elected leaders were members of the church who believed they were “God’s elect”. Puritan laws made sins a crime and watched and controlled families and people to make sure they lived according to the beliefs of the church.

NO NOTES!!! On your own sheet of notebook paper answer the following questions. Select the BEST possible answer for each question.

1.The colony at Plymouth was founded by a group of people that wanted a.To form a joint-stock company b.To separate from the Church of England c.To set up the Anglican Church in the New World d.To convert the Native Americans

1.The “freemen” were a.Any man who was not a slave b.Adult males who were members of the Puritan Church c.Adult males who were not members of the Puritan Church d.Men who could not vote

3. Which sentence best describes the Puritan Church in the Massachusetts Bay Colony? a.The Puritan church and the government were closely connected. b.The Puritan Church had strict rules, but was not connected to the government. c.In the Puritan Church, there were no leaders. d.“God’s elect” were anyone who was a member of the Puritan Church.

Puritan “Rebels” Roger Williams Anne Hutchinson

Roger Williams had two problems with the government of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He thought that the royal charter that granted land to the colonists was wrong and that the Native Americans had rights to the land. He also thought people should be allowed to worship however they wanted to.

The General Court ordered Rogers to be arrested, but he fled Massachusetts and founded the colony of Providence in Rhode Island. Williams guaranteed separation of church and state and religious freedom.

How was Rhode Island different from Massachusetts Bay? How was Rhode Island similar to our government today?

Anne Hutchinson was also banished by the Puritan leaders. She lead Bible readings in her home and soon she had many people coming to hear her speak.

Anne Hutchinson Preaching

The leaders felt threatened by her because she was a woman and also because she taught her followers that to worship God people did not need the church or the ministers to interpret the Bible for them.

She fled to Rhode Island in 1638 when the Puritan leaders banished her from the colony.

With a partner, make a list of the things that Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson had in common. Add this to your sheet of paper with the answers to the multiple-choice questions.

New England Colonies, 1650

As the colony grew, more and more land was taken away from the Native Americans. Part of the problem was a difference between the way Native Americans viewed land and its’ use and the way colonists viewed the land.

What was the difference between the way Native Americans viewed the land treaties with the settlers and the way the European colonists viewed the treaties? Answer this question on your notes!

The growth of the colony meant that the Native Americans lost their land and their way of survival. They were forced to work for the colonists and obey Puritan laws.

METACOM aka King Phillip

Wampanoag chief Metacom, who the colonists called King Phillip, finally grew tired of this. He decided to wage war as a last hope of getting rid of the intruders. For over a year, the Native Americans and colonists fought a brutal war.

Finally, disease, food shortages, and heavy casualties caused the Native Americans to either surrender or flee. Chief Metacom was killed, and his defeat marked an end to Native American power and resistance in the region.

What was the half-way covenant?